Formal art observation training improves medical students' visual diagnostic skills

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 991-997

  Naghshineh, Sheila ^a,b   Hafler, Janet P ^c   Miller, Alexa R ^d   Blanco, Maria A ^e   Lipsitz, Stuart R ^a   Dubroff, Rachel P ^f   Khoshbin, Shahram ^a,g   Katz, Joel T ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d WELLESLEY COLLEGE   (United States)

^e HARVARD GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION   (United States)

^f NewYork Presbyterian Hospital   (United States)

^g MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Curriculum; Fine art; Medical education; Physical diagnosis; Physical examination

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ART; ARTICLE; CONTENT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; PATIENT CARE; SKILL; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADULT; DIAGNOSIS; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OBSERVATION; PAINTINGS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION;

EID: 46949101925     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: 15251497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11606-008-0667-0     Document Type: Article

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